The Kansas City Chiefs got a big boost in the first round of the draft when the Chiefs traded up four spots with the Buffalo Bills to select Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy, who set a scouting combine record in the 40-yard dash.
This comes after the Chiefs signed veteran wideout Marquise “Hollywood” Brown. General manager Brett Veach said the addition of the two players will “make life easier” for the Chiefs’ top two returning receivers, Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice.
Rice’s availability for a full season is uncertain after his involvement last month in a high-speed, six-vehicle crash in Dallas. But the Chiefs had indicated that they were determined to add a wide receiver regardless.
The Bills sent the 28th pick in the first round to the Chiefs along with a fourth-round choice, in return for the 32nd pick in the first round and a third-round pick. The teams also swapped selections in the seventh round.
Bills general manager Brandon Beane said that he made the trade with his team’s best interests in mind, and that he did not know who the Chiefs were going to pick with the trade. The Chiefs last traded up in the draft with the Bills in 2017, when they went from 27 to 10 in the first round to draft quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
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